Jun. 20, 2015

South Carolina is being forced to confront Confederate battle flag flying above grounds of State House in Columbia following racially-motivated massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church; NAACP has demanded removal of flag, calling it emblem of hate. MORE

Jun. 18, 2015

Spokane, Wash, Mayor David A Condon calls for Rachel A Dolezal, white former NAACP official at center of controversy over misrepresenting herself as black woman, to step down as chairwoman of city's Police Ombudsman commission; Dolezal is accused of openly discussing confidential information and of violating other organization rules and procedures. MORE

Jun. 17, 2015

Rachel A Dolezal, former NAACP chapter president who has come under fire for misrepresenting her racial background, says during first televised interview that she identifies as black; statement represents defiant stance in controversy swirling around Dolezal, who is white. MORE

Jun. 17, 2015

Op-Ed article by author Tamara Winfrey Harris examines case of Rachel A Dolezal, former head of the Spokane, Wash, NAACP who misrepresented herself for years as a black woman; argues Dolezal's empathy for the black cause transformed into impersonation, and that her blackness is flawed because she chose it, whereas actual black Americans are never offered such a choice; examines concept of blackness in American history, and its roots in the 'one drop' doctrine. MORE

Jun. 16, 2015

Rachel A Dolezal quits as NAACP chapter president in Spokane, Wash, amid claims that she lied about her ethnicity; has claimed for years that her background was partly black, but her parents say she has no black ancestry. MORE

Jun. 14, 2015

Rachel A Dolezal, president of NAACP chapter in Spokane, Wash, announces that she will publicly address controversy over her personal background, emphasizing that racial identity is not qualifying criteria or disqualifying standard for leadership in the organization; Dolezal's parents sparked turmoil by revealing that she is white, even though she has presented herself for years as African-American. MORE

Jun. 13, 2015

Rachel A Dolezal, president of Spokane, Wash, chapter of NAACP who many thought to be biracial, sparks fierce national debate on race identity when it is revealed that she was born to white parents; blacks and liberals accuse Dolezal of an offensive impersonation, part of long history in which whites appropriated black heritage when it suited them. MORE

Jan. 9, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating makeshift bomb that was set off outside NAACP office in Colorado Springs, Colo. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Authorities in Colorado are seeking man who may know about explosion set off near Colorado Springs chapter of NAACP. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

NAACP, National Urban League and Rainbow/PUSH Coalition say Pres Obama's push to regulate Internet access will hurt minority communities, but other civil rights groups back treating Internet access as an essential service; debate is part of major campaign to lobby Federal Communications Commission as it considers net neutrality. MORE

Dec. 6, 2014

Protesters led by NAACP march from Ferguson, Mo, to Jefferson City in effort to urge Gov Jay Nixon to appoint special prosecutor to examine killing of Michael Brown by Police Officer Darren Wilson; St Louis grand jury's decision not to indict Wilson has spurred outrage nationwide. MORE

May. 18, 2014

Executive board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People elects Cornell William Brooks, its 18th leader, to head the 105-year-old civil rights organization. MORE

May. 2, 2014

Officials from California state conference of NAACP are reviewing why small Los Angeles branch was planning to give lifetime achievement award, one of group's highest honors, to Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner who has been accused of racially offensive comments that led NBA to ban him for life from league activity. MORE

Apr. 29, 2014

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column laments that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been able to thrive, and even receive honors from the NAACP, despite a long history of bigoted comments; holds it illustrates how wealthy individuals can purchase social pedestals and insulate themselves from their bad actions through philanthropy. MORE

Sep. 9, 2013

Benjamin T Jealous, who led the NAACP through a tumultuous period for civil rights with a focus on technological change, will leave his job as president of the organization in January 2014. MORE

Jun. 12, 2013

Growing coalition assembled by NAACP is challenging newly conservative Republican leadership in North Carolina; so-called Moral Mondays rallies at state capitol are raising voice against loss of state's centrist leadership and what protesters see as diminished recognition of poor and minorities. MORE

Jan. 29, 2013

Op-Ed article by history scholar Grace Elizabeth Hale examines opposition by New York State chapter of NAACP to New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's restrictions on sugary soda; explores tangled history of race and prohibition era, which in part is influence on organization's opposition to restrictions. MORE

Jan. 24, 2013

NAACP's New York chapter supports lawsuits to block restrictions on large sugary sodas in New York City, saying they are unfair to minority small-business owners; Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's controversial soda rules are set to take effect in March. MORE

Jul. 12, 2012

Mitt Romney, speaking before the NAACP, delivers a tough critique of Pres Obama and attempts to make the case that he represents the better choice for blacks; Romney's assertions are met with a mix of cackles, boos and tepid applause. MORE

Jul. 11, 2012

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will speak to the NAACP, hoping his pro-jobs message will persuade some African-American voters; while blacks are expected to solidly back Pres Obama again in the election, he faces challenges in generating the same enthusiasm as in 2008. MORE

May. 20, 2012

NAACP board votes to endorse same-sex marriage in a largely symbolic move; vote puts the weight of the country's most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community. MORE

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Prosecutors in Colorado have dropped child sexual assault charges against the estranged brother of a former N.A.A.C.P. chapter president who came under criticism for falsely identifying herself as a black woman.

The story of Rachel Dolezal, the Spokane, Wash., civil rights leader accused of misrepresenting herself as black, struck a chord with Times readers and generated a conversation about race and identity.

Reactions to statements by Rachel A. Dolezal, the former president of the Spokane, Wash., N.A.A.C.P. chapter and a university instructor in African-American studies, who has claimed for years that her heritage is partly black — a claim her parents say is a lie.